I am a traveler, a flower observer, and a birdwatcher. I log my travel experience in this blog. This blog is all about my traveling (+birds+flowers). After traveling few of the places from Bangladesh now I am exploring the Ireland. Along with Ireland I'll try to explore the other European countries which are near from here.

Its another tree flower which occurs more or less everywhere in our country Bangladesh(বাংলাদেশ). We call this Gamar ful(গামার ফুল), Gamari ful(গামারী ফুল), etc. Botanical name of the flower is Gmelina arborea. The genus was named after J.C. Gmelin, an 18th-century German botanist. It belongs to the plant family Verbenaceae. This is native to Indian territory. Common names are Beechwood, Kashmir tree, White teak, etc.

A special pair of Gamar(গামার ফুল) flower on my hand during night.

Its a very fast growing deciduous pant that can grow even in a poor soil condition. Though it reduces into a shrub when the situation is adverse, but still survives easily. In favorable condition, this plant can grow around 15 to 30 meter in height. Broadly ovate leafs(slight rough too) of this plant are oppositely arranged and having long petiole.

Gamar(গামার) flowers are mainly yellow in color, and it has a touch of coffee/brown color at the petals and at calyx. This is a short stalked flower and the calyx is bell(or tubular) shaped. One petal is larger(larger lip). It has four stamens inside in two pairs. Flower has a sweet fragrance. It blooms mainly in between February to April in our country.

Though this plant grows carelessly around our country, but still this plant is esteemed for it's timber value. The wood is slight heavy and that's why its harder. The timber is being used in doors, cupboards, wardrobes, making musical instruments, etc.

Lot of high Gamhar(গামার) branches

Photos of this article were taken from the Mohamaya(মহামায়া) project of Chittagong. It was the month of March 2013.